Filling up
Before filling up your STIHL brushcutter, there are some basic safety rules you should follow:
- Gasoline is highly flammable. Therefore keep a safe distance from naked flames, take care not to spill any fuel and do not smoke. Fill up at least 3 metres away from the working area where you will start the brushcutter.
- Always switch off the engine completely before filling up with fuel. Do not fill the machine if the engine is still hot, as any spilled fuel could be a fire hazard.
- Open the fuel filler cap carefully, to allow any pressure that may have built up to be released slowly so that fuel does not spray out of the tank.
- Always fill up only in well ventilated places.
- When filling up, take care not to spill any fuel on the ground or on your clothing. If a spill does happen, immediately clean the brushcutter and change your clothes.
Step 3 of 5: Open the fuel tank
Step 3 of 5: Open the fuel tank
Lift the fuel filler cap flap, then turn the fuel filler cap counter-clockwise as far as it will go. Then remove the cap.